ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Transect Survey of Artificial 137 Cs and Natural 40K
in Moss and Bilberry Leaf Samples from Two Main
Valleys from Tatra National Park
B. Kubica1* ,3, S. Skiba2, J. W. Mietelski1, J. Gołaś 3, M. Kubica2, M. Stobiński1,
M. Tuteja-Krysa1, E. Tomankiewicz1, P. Gaca1, Z. Krzan4
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1 Institute of Nuclear Physics, Cracow, Poland
2 Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
3 AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland
4 Tatra National Park, Zakopane, Poland
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2004;13(2):153-159
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ABSTRACT
This paper presents the results of determination of artificial 137Cs and natural 40K activity concentrations in
plants (bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) and moss ( Polytrichum commune ) Polytrichum commune )) and in soil samples from two main
Tatra Valleys; Kościeliska and Rybi Potok Valley. The data were obtained during two years (2001- 02). These
plants are known a as good bio-monitors for radioceasium [1,2 ]. It is known that 137Cs and 40K isotopes
play important roles in the environment, due to their good assimilation by plants. The transfer of these elements
from soil to plant depends of many factors: type of soil, organic matter contents, pH, type of plants.
In this paper some results concerning the transfer of 137 Cs and 40K isotopes from various types of Tatra
soil to moss or bilberry are shown.